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Verb: terrify  'te-ru,fI
  1. Fill with terror; frighten greatly
    "The defendant was convicted of placing dynamite in a certain building with intent to injure, intimidate, and terrify human beings";
    - terrorize, terrorise [Brit]

Derived forms: terrifies, terrified, terrifying

Type of: affright, fright [archaic], frighten, scare

Encyclopedia: Terrify

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